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Welcome to all of you who are new at CMU!  St. Mary’s is happy to have you as part of our Catholiccommunity of faith.  As a student-centered parish we depend upon your involvement to make this place come alive in faith!  There is a fire here burning in the hearts of believers that needs to be spread around.  In the Gospel Jesus explains that he has come “to set the earth on fire.”  The fire of Jesus is the fire of His love revealed in His passion for us.  Jesus’ fire is a purifying fire that opens us to new things, new ways of being disciples. Jesus is doing something new in your life.  Seize this opportunity Continued...

 

that He is placing before you as you begin something new.  In a particular way, your hearts are in an excellent place to receive Jesus more fully.  Whenever we leave home and come to a new place our hearts are more open to hear Jesus speaking to us.  We have a hunger created from the unfamiliar all around us.  This hunger for “home,” for friends, for routine, for “fitting in,” all makes us more disposed to receive Jesus.  This is the heart that He desires!  All He asks is that we open ourselves to Him.  So we listen to Him, we meditate upon His words, we join other disciples, and we let Him come to us.  With Mary our Blessed Mother we say to Him: “Let it be done to us according to Your Word.”